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In this No.1 New York Times bestseller, Neil Gaiman returns to the territory of his masterpiece, AMERICAN GODS, to once again probe the dark recesses of the soul.

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In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Neil Gaiman returns to the territory of his masterpiece, American Gods (soon to be a Starz Original Series), to once again probe the dark recesses of the soul. God is dead. Meet the kids.

Fat Charlie Nancy´s normal life ended the moment his father dropped dead on a Florida karaoke stage. Charlie didn´t know his dad was a god. And he never knew he had a brother. Now brother Spider is on his doorstep-about to make Fat Charlie´s life more interesting . . . and a lot more dangerous.

"Thrilling, spooky, and wondrous."

-Denver Post

"Awesomely inventive.... When you take the free-fall plunge into a Neil Gaiman book, anything can happen and anything invariably does."

-Entertainment Weekly

"Delightful, funny and affecting.... A tall tale to end all tall tales."

-Washington Post Book World

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Neil Gaiman is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, Anansi Boys, The Graveyard Book, Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett), The Ocean at the End of the Lane, and The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains; the Sandman series of graphic novels; and the story collections Smoke and Mirrors, Fragile Things, and Trigger Warning. He is the winner of numerous literary honors, including the Hugo, Bram Stoker, and World Fantasy awards, and the Newbery and Carnegie Medals. Originally from England, he now lives in the United States. He is Professor in the Arts at Bard College.

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